Right-Size the Information Governance Program
Stop viewing information governance as a separate project and incorporate it into the requirements gathering for business initiatives.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.A lack of information governance results in:
- The absence of storage control due to incomplete or non-existent disposable policies
- The unnecessary risk of a long and expensive eDiscovery process
- Unexpected cost overruns for application implementation projects due to unclear information requirements
A right-sized information governance program results in:
- A clear management strategy for documents, images, and spreadsheets that gives a predictable storage growth
- Streamlined eDiscovery that can be handled by the legal or compliance office
- A defined value for information sources that allows logical and transparent disposition rules
- Clear business requirements for application upgrade or purchases
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Module 1: Select the appropriate information governance framework
The Purpose
- Identify key drivers of your information governance needs.
- Evaluate the current data and usage policies.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A single framework that includes metrics for valuation of information as a business asset.
- Defined risk profile and the best practice policies that are associated with that profile.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Define the current regulations |
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| 1.2 | Map the gaps in your current policies and rules |
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| 1.3 | Identify departments or user groups that will see value in information governance |
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Module 2: Create and prioritize the business initiatives backlog
The Purpose
- Define the current business initiatives that IT is involved with implementing.
- Evaluate information sources associated with those initiatives.
- Build a set of metrics for evaluation and long-term assessment of information governance.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A list of all potential information sources that should have tighter use and retention policies.
- An information source to start with that has business buy-in.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Define the key use case for archiving |
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| 2.2 | Evaluate information sources |
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| 2.3 | Build a set of metrics for evaluating and assessing information governance long term |
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| 2.4 | Build a prioritized list of information governance projects |
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| 2.5 | Build a communication plan for business users |
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